Insight Cuba answered its customers’ requests for a shorter tour itinerary with its new six-day itinerary called Vintage Cuba. As hungry as they are to visit the island that has been forbidden to them since the early 1960s, Americans have far less vacation time than citizens of other developed countries. For many, six days vacation is enough, even for Cuba.

Vintage Cuba is designed to give a quick overview of the country’s history. It starts in the colonial town of Santa Clara, which was the site of the last battle of the Cuban Revolution in 1958. As with the Revolution itself, it culminates in Havana. The itinerary also includes some places never before offered by the tour operator.

According to Tom Popper, the company’s president, "We were asked by guests to create a more time- and budget-friendly program, and are thrilled to launch Vintage Cuba. Reaching some destinations we haven't shared with guests before like Caibarien and Cayo Santa Maria, we truly hand-crafted this tour from scratch, driving the route by car, going door-to-door to seek out and choose activities that provide our guests experiences they won't find anywhere else."

Those experiences include a visit to the Che Memorial and a chance to hear a piquet band in Santa Clara; the tropical seacoast experience of Cayo Santa Maria; a chance to meet some of the mechanics who keep Cuba’s vintage autos in working condition; and a ride on a vintage steam train to Remedios to partake in the Las Parrandas street celebrations.

Groups are max 24. Prices start at $2,995 per person double occupancy and $3,395 per person single occupancy. Insight Cuba received its sixth people-to-people license in July, authorizing legal travel to Cuba for Americans through 2015.

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